Spain: Walnut and pecan committee analyzed the competitive disadvantages compared to the United States and Chile

Source: Fruit Portal | Photography: PxFuel As reported by FEPEX, the use of this active material stimulates and increases the percentage of sprouting and standardizes the growth of the shoots, allowing better productivity. "Consequently, in these countries a higher yield per hectare is obtained that is not achieved in community production, which is more limited in the use of certain phytosanitary products, favoring imports from the European Union, which in 2023 amounted to 186,755 tons, of which 128,343 tons were shelled and 58,412 tons were shelled," the entity reported. In detail, the main suppliers were the United States with 73,115 tons, of which 52,764 tons were shelled, and Chile, with 33,884 tons overall, with 20,049 tons corresponding to shelled fruit. In value, imports from the European Union amounted to 725 million euros. Of the total, 600 million corresponded to shelled walnuts and 125 million in shell, according to Eurostat data, processed by FEPEX. Spanish import In ...